I've recently been going through some ingredient images, putting together a gallery that people might want to, oh, I don't know - PURCHASE - for home, office, a friend, or just wrapping fish. In the process I came across an image from a while back of the dried fish you see above. The image was taken at KL's Pudu Market and was shot on film (Fuji Velvia 100 to be exact).
As an experiment I converted the image to black and white. To me the graphic lines of the fish's jaw, the pointy teeth, and the dark, hollow eyes worked well in monotone. It seemed to simplify the image and remove any distractions that color can sometimes create.
Does mono work, or should I have left well enough alone? I would like to hear your thoughts on this.
Leave a comment and let me know what you think.
(Not to put any ideas in your heads but I was reminded that a friend had wanted to buy this image but could not decide between the mono and color version. Her solution was to buy both and hang them side by side in her dining room. Looked great, BTW (just sayin')).
